Question

Copper was mixed with tin to produce bronze, to make tools and weapons. Hence Harappan civilization came to be known as :

• A. Iron Age civilization
• B. Bronze Age civilization
• C. Copper Age civilization
• D. Stone Age civilization

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Bronze Age civilization

• The agricultural progress led to surplus production and storage of grains. Accurate weights and measures were used for exchanging the stored products.

• The inscriptions discovered from Mesopotamia mention their trade relation with Meluha. Historians opine that Meluha is probably Harappa. The Mesopotamian seals found from Harappa also prove this trade link.

• Lothal was one of the centres of maritime trade

• No evidence for the use of coins has been found yet.

• They collected copper from the mines of Khetri in the present Rajastan and tin from the present Afghanistan and central Asia.

• Copper was mixed with tin to produce bronze, to make tools and weapons. Hence Harappan civilization came to be known as Bronze Age civilization.